(Santa Ana, CA) — The Orange County Board of Supervisors will purchase an empty building in Anaheim as the site of a new 200-bed year-round emergency shelter and multi-service center to serve the homeless.

Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase the building and land at 1000 N. Kraemer Place in Anaheim. OC Community Resources, the department in charge of County housing programs, will solicit proposals for the development and operation of the shelter under rigorous security guidelines adopted by the Board, including prohibiting walk-in clients and those with criminal backgrounds. Continue reading→

The Orange County Board of Supervisors are hosting a Special Meeting regarding the proposed Orange County homeless shelter at the Kraemer site in Anaheim on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at 11 a.m., to consider finalizing purchase of a site at 1000 N. Kraemer Place in Anaheim for use as multi-service facility to serve the homeless.

If you plan on attending this meeting plan to arrive by 9 a.m. Entrance to the Board Hearing Room will be restricted once all of the seats are filled. Anyone leaving the building after the meeting starts will not be allowed back in. Continue reading→

The public has until October 30, 2015, to comment on a Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration before the Board of Supervisors considers finalizing the purchase of the property at 1000 North Kraemer Place for use as an Emergency Temporary Shelter and Multi-Service Center to serve the homeless. Review under the California Environmental Quality Act is required before the Board of Supervisors makes a final decision whether to purchase the property for use as a 200-bed shelter that would connect the homeless with a variety of government assistance programs.

“This is the public’s opportunity to give us formal comments on the environmental impact of the project,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Todd Spitzer, who represents the Third District, which includes the property. “This is an important step in the process as my colleagues and I move toward a final decision.” Continue reading→

(Santa Ana, CA) – The County of Orange will conduct a Community Forum on September 30, 2015. The Kraemer Community Forum will be held at Eastside Christian Church located at 3330 East Miraloma Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92806 beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Community Forum is open to the public and will be structured to give residents, businesses and other interested stakeholders the opportunity to receive additional details on the County’s best practice shelter plan, which includes operational and management guidelines as well as public safety and security strategies. After a panel presentation, the public will be invited to submit comments and ask questions. Continue reading→

The County of Orange will hold a Community Forum on the potential uses for 1000 N. Kraemer Place in Anaheim, including use as a year-round emergency shelter and multi-service center. The Kraemer Community Forum, scheduled for Friday, June 26, at 5:30 pm at the Evangelical Free Church in Fullerton, will be the first in a series of community meetings to receive input on the potential site acquisition and use.

On June 2, 2015, the Orange County Board of Supervisors approved a purchase and sale agreement for the property. The action began a 90-day due-diligence process, including environmental site assessments, and structural and physical inspections. The California Environmental Quality Act review process was also initiated. Continue reading→

This week the Board of Supervisors approved a purchase and sale agreement for the purchase of property at 1000 N. Kraemer Place in Anaheim with a 5-0 vote. Community Forums and meetings will be structured to give residents, businesses and other interested stakeholders the opportunity to discuss potential uses for the site, including a year-round emergency shelter and multi-service center.

The property consists of a 24,384 square foot industrial warehouse building and approximately 13,824 square foot of office space that is situated on an approximate 1.87 acre parcel with 68 parking spaces. The building is currently occupied by a commercial air condition repair shop. Continue reading→

On Tuesday the Board of Supervisors formally directed County Real Estate staff to explore the feasibility of acquiring a building on North Kraemer Place for the purpose of establishing the county’s first permanent multi-service center and emergency shelter.

For decades the county has utilized the armories in Santa Ana and Fullerton as emergency shelters during cold weather months, however several years ago multiple studies by separate agencies showed a that multi-service centers with a full time shelter is a most cost effective and efficient model. Continue reading→